Hello! The Cahuilla language.

¡Owahi! – Hello in the Cahuilla language.
In English, this translates to "Hello!"
The modern Cahuilla language is a member of the Yuman language family and has approximately 2500 speakers. One fun fact about the language is that it uses complex tone marking to distinguish between different words with similar pronunciations. For example, the word for "cat" and "rat" are both pronounced /cak/, but the first one has a falling tone while the second one has a rising tone. This allows speakers to communicate clearly without ambiguity in their speech.

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